New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-16
pEPJTBLICAN LEADERS HERE.
PERSONAL DETAILS AND INCIDENTS.
.,,crr PROSPECTS FOR lsss-AcCErlING THE

r,rc,f,ci St. She wei.-hnown faces and forms
=, rro1incn Ecpuicans from all parts Of the country
-, =, he distinguished well a. in the corridors of
Va sey House. the Sturtevani iionse. The - James
,,.ol and tho Fifth Avenue tlo'eL Interchange of
.n,rion and sentiment was Instant. The occasion
"a ore rcary like that of great National 'onvcn-
,n than any other nesting OF a. hin1 which has ever
,or known The Club Conycn ion move nent, indeed,
90, outcrown In proportion ttc Saneuine expectations
, those with whom It originated. and continues with
ira arriy al Of every train.
An instance OF the feeling among delegates occurred
=, tho Filth Avenue Hotel, wlsge joe Maney, OF
,,r WAS asked by some oi Ms (, low ds.esaes what
uroe anime lad been mapped out tot the work OF The
Convention. There is no programme, sad he, " Inc
convention has swellcd 10 such proportions that a
nrorrammo could be carried out even il one hal
icon arranged. Ii expected Latforty OF fifty
hub, wound send delegate here over three hundred
have responded. with 1000 or 1,s0O delegates They
Oil mack a programme Tor themselves.
Attorney General Orvnie j. baker, of Maine, com
mounting on Mr. Manley's remarks and the great Out
nour,ng Of Republicans, said With laughing sarcasm
aTt5s presume, s of the prime Indications that
the Republican party il dead guess that we h'a
ali better go home and bury IL now
Mr., BLAINE's POPULARITY IN THls STATE
A table figure SURROUNDED by evcr-ehanginS groups
oi vounq Republics that of Ex-Governor H. a
Nrer Of Michigan. Governor Ager was ono Of inc
reliable and leading leutenahis OF Oehoid i''' 0n0
dan In the Cavalry service. de - al acAno"'oueo'
leader I'm Michigan where he has grown "os'"''
through fortunate speculation in timber iahd anu ran
roads. lie IS a mac of decided opnno"s' anu 1T ~
Ting Yesterday he said:
Theirs is no question but that the prcpondcrance of
continent and opinion party Is favorable To to
denomination OF Mr. Blaine. IL II an oNciN'io'7
prepoudeIanee. Ia my opinion MI Blame WI! -
ceve more votes in New-York than any other man VIC
could nominate, and Will no. lose 30 many No'o' o
that he is stronger here than any one e's" -" "'s
oucs,ion Of the Tariff am decidedly in favor OF tale
t,c ,ax NJ tobacco. Tobacco has become necessity
IN the woIkIngmcn ut the country. our fallf""" Dc
counts show that for every 1000 expended for ho'
by the Ilnen they spend 81 800 for tobacco. IL
the tax is taken tobacco their iamiies VIII i"o ~
benefit of the reduction OF that tax.
have advocated the removal II the tobacco TAX l"I
H. ne wears We do not want an accumulation Vi VT"
,urpius in the Treasury. In 0'ier u PcNo"' d" az
humiliation OF the revenue wo"G aiohsh inc 'o>0
me on every article IF necessity that We ~ Ao' o"'
,lvcs produce l would retain the tax on luAu''o''
If YOUR wife wanted dress from PARIS No"i"
mako YOU pay a fancy price for IT, ana am ">o IL
favor Of retaining the tax on whlskey
4 .ruup Of politicians who were DISCUSSING INC
Tariff question was composed OF eA-2e'"'V' l. -
Cheney, tho great paper manufacturer oI Ne" h""'P
shire: state senator George {. Ely, VINO j. H'"N"'
,;er.ted i'm iron manufacture, and lives al NeNl'""
and CONGRESSMAN William whiting the !oiY ana o'"HN
I,,.n manor manufacture Of Holy III. Hey "er'
all ayr,,a that the Tariff issue had been brought ON
hv President Clevelands and must nc 4V"S"'
out to a final decision
Mr. CHANDLER ON TIE ADMISSION OF FRoNiE9
Ex Governor Thomas A. Osborne 81 ha'''"-' VIM
ra,re.euted tins Government Al The CoIrt OF b'aA
Int, l,cczv man Of about fly live, with whiie
chin w-hi,kers. and heavy great coat Win uo"'"S
zane touches elbows AMI makes contrast to eN No
nev-Gcneral MacVeagh, of Phladcipna. 1i Mac
Veagh is lean and slender. far type OF inc po''7"o"
ccotlemon His every movement appears to be
e.nred by the desire to restrain impulses senator
William f. Chandler Of New Hampshire, ncrNou-'y
active with shrcwd face, bristlins close ci"pg''
vhiskcs and gold eye -lassc- joins Tho tAionE 4h'ic
(, conn, DISCUSSION about the recent meeting vi ue
Republican National Committee, when Mr. Chandler
who wa. member of the National Committee OF 1870
sets right some incorrectly stated points Of history
by saying;
The statement that any Republican National Con
venion ha- ever passed rue regarding the admission
Of proxies In any National Commute" i incorrect"
When the Committee of 1875 met at chicago Ia looo
and sought 10 decide The temporary organization OF
that year a motion passed, proposed ny mSsrH
bv which no person permitted to sit a. heio"t
Of the Committee by proxy, unless he was reSaeh'
80 ~, STATE lie sought 10 represent. That ruc would
80 colrse bind no other commIuc', although IN
tended II to last for all time
A wiry framed, athletic man, With high lorc"c"''
intelligent face aud large black mustacho' IS 'Acon
grcssman JOHN ID. Ly ncb, who Is one OF inc aD!V''
Hack men of the south. Of affairs as well a oil
viprrous intellect who is said to have accumulated
,e,r,v quarter Of a milhou Of dollar hy fortunate
investments and speculation lie IS property holder
in many OF the rising cities OF the West Ike O'a''d'
MINNEAPOLIS st. Louis and hsn-as CITY. IN lo0i al
tho Republican National Convention al 'h'as' F7
was the candidate selected by the opposition to Mr.
Ela,ne for temporary chairman and "s eec"' TO 'a'
position over General Powell Clayton
aEsTERN MEN "t NOTE.
John A. Kasson, OF Iowa, VINO mas heiu 81 many
rosltions both legislative and executive thd hefeF
to enumerate them would occupy many lines OF ,ypc'
f. 70 be seen talking with group Of Ne"-lorkers'
Ir h.ars his advancing years we'll retaining tho fro
- youth ln his clear gray eye and rho vgor of speech
nm his tongue Another western man OF h"'e IS
Senator John b. Henderson, OF MISSISSIPPI ND" u
great height but slender figure. lie mas s'n"''
bullet shaped head with the reputation q" having i"''
in II being one OF the abesi lawyers AT tie - Louis
lar. r.,
An eoually tall Western man. but OF more powerful
huud ,s T. W. Brown, chairman OF the Repuhhcah
STATE Committee OF Ohio. lie IS vigorous ma" .,
hu, tor,v.6ve lie said: Our Ohio campaign ana
victory demonstrated the fact that the people a'o "
svmnafby with manly, Outspokcn uticfah'cS INV
hold and fearless advocacy Of right was "ha pn1' up
our canvass and made us successful Vio - a. SUI"
- rock for ,e Republican party for the next quarter
OF a century, ,u
Christopher Mage and Congressman Johh DaN,H'
ofPtt burg are respectively the leaders o' inc ma ~
and the intellectual forces OF the party j" '"' '"'
CIV Magee is heavy, full Of physical f"'ce' eve"
,I yr,,b an omen face high forehead and hair ina,
rises mn in rebellion after the fashion common 10
,' o.otesso,s Dalze is slender, nervous,
small I'm stature and wears bis hat on The pacA Vi
his head like Mr. Evarts, probably because some WV
some time or other said that nc resomO'es inc ~
work senator. DalzeIi IS fine stump orator ho
60. S,ev.I.,d,s message has made It absolutely
certain that the Republican party viii carry the f'cS'
Dental election"
NEWBORN MHS IL THE TiIKONG
One OF the striking figures of the day Is joseph
Pool, OF New York, chairman OF the Committee Oh
Aranrcmcnis sfriknC personal charactcristics